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cause

[kawz] / kɔz /




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Ketone bodies themselves did not appear to cause the increased tumor growth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, a review has warned that closing them could cause increased congestion and noise on alternatives routes.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

That might seem alarming, but Wald said it isn’t necessarily a cause for concern — at least not right now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Other donors to the cause include Jerry Murdock, the co-founder of Insight Partners, the $90 billion software-investment firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s not only that the trip is delayed and that will cause havoc with my connection in Denver.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Did Jutta’s death undermine her causes or, in the way of martyred saints, give them immortality?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Crucially, he said, the tort suit wouldn’t prohibit the companies from engaging in any conduct; it only requires the companies to pay for some of the damage that conduct causes.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

That makes it important to better understand both what causes sluggish bowel function and which strategies can help restore normal digestion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ciara and her partner Lewis had to become experts in the rare genetic disorder, which causes skin to tear or blister at the slightest touch.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

However, the condition causes many sufferers psychological distress, which can lead to social anxiety or depression.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Doing the opposite, increasing 15-PGDH in young animals, caused their muscles to shrink and weaken.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The spike in yields has caused everyone to take a breath,” Kerr said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But he’d begun to rush the move, which caused his arm to lag behind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Such rules would have made it easier to hold AI providers accountable for harm caused by their tools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Coal squinted through every one of them and his stomach tightened when he came across skin changes, but those were changes caused by age, trauma, surgery.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

According to the model, a fast-moving jet of quarks should disturb the surrounding plasma and leave a wake behind, causing the material to ripple and splash.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The extreme heat is driven by a persistent high pressure ridge that has parked over the region causing sinking warming air with very little overnight relief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

WSJ’s Stephen Wilmot explains how the rise of Chinese automakers is causing concern for car manufacturers around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The measure comes as smart glasses -- especially those marketed by Meta under popular brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley -- are causing growing concern in Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

I pulled up the tab on a can of diabetic wet food and yanked the metal top off with the familiar whoosh, causing Fig to “mrow” repeatedly.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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